ORGANISING BRITAIN'S NAN-POWER

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 14025, 17 January 1918, Page 5

ORGANISING BRITAIN'S NAN-POWER

' BRISK RECRUITING BEGINS IN LONDON, "f —• . J?W$. OF. ALL. NATIONALITIES. JOINING. THE. COLOURS. ." . : ' .. . (Australian and New Zealand.Cable Association.) ;V, •'. >: LONDON, January 15. •■'. .-Brisk recruiting for the Women's Koyal Naval service lias be- . ..gun in London. \ The Jews of various nationalities in London are freely enrolling ■ ' ni the Jewish Legion attached to the Royal Fusiliers- ; Jk v SIR -AUCKLAND GEDDES EXPLAINS MAN-POWER j PROPOSALS. > „ ■ MASTERLY; REVIEW OP EMPIRE'S RESOURCES. P< \ if ■ (Australian ami New Zealand Cabla Association.) /JUlv ... ' ' ■ ' . ' LONDON, January 15., , . '•. Sir Auckland Geddes introduced the Man-Power Bill iii a ninety- ; miijutes' speech. He gave a masterly survey of the, British re- • • sources and fheir military and industrial needs. The most import- • ant declaration was that until America's? weight began to tell " decisively the role of the British and French armies in the "West .would be'defensive. Notwithstanding Russia's defection the re- ■ sources which the Allies and America had actually mobilised or had' •: -in reserve in civil life were sufficient to assure victory, and only some psychological catastrophe, such as had befallen Russia, could ~ s^' e t' le Central Powers when the full force of America came into play. The endurance qf the Allies be justified by the . superiority which was sure to herald complete victory; Great' - • Britain had four million men on her rolls to-day. Continuing Sir Auckland said: Our unemies are staking , . , everything on ouv failure to solve the man-power problem, and the ( successful solution means certain victory. Much has already been . accomplished. The Ministry in December filled 37,000 vacancies as. . foreman and enrolled 36,000 women. The co-operation of the Trade - Unions was of the greatest value in providing,the Army. They had established seven centres for discharged soldiers, at which the Ministry was setting up employment exchanges, enabling '.discharged men to engage in work of national importance. They were also bringing.back into civilian life men who, in the medical categories • ■ we not wanted immediately for Army purposes. .' AiiclJand Geddes - said that the Government had considered the casualty problem carefully, and had determined to-'stamp out regarding human life. He warned the-pacifists,, who" ... attempting.to stir up strifle in the munition factories,' that . _ theywould encounter a surprising blast of hatred and contempt;. ' "